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VOLUME XV
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK THE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY, JUNE, 3, 1926
PRICE 5c SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 22
PRIMARY ELECTION SATURDAY
BIG SHOW STARTS
SUPERIOR COURT
COMPARISON BETWEEN RESULTS OF
Beaufort
QUESTION OFGENERAL INTEREST
Raleigh Thinks That Overman Will Beat Reynolds. (Attorney
AT PHILADELPHIA
BEGINS TUESDAY
General Rules That Republicans Cannot Vote In
Democratic Primaries
(By M. L. SHIPMAN-
Raleigh, May 31 Raleigh citizens
today were looking forward to Sat
urday when the primary election will
be held. The week however held
interest for Governor McLean's an
nouncement that the State buildings
must be completed fire-proofed in
the future before payment will be
made was received with interest and
approval generally. The decision of
the Supreme Court spelled finis to
Alvin Mansel's life unless the Gover
nor should see fit to save him from
the electric chair. Governor Mc
Lean also expressed his position on
state officers acting as prohibition
agents Under President Coolidge's
recent order. The Attorney Gener
al issued a ruling to prevent so-
called "state democrats" and nation
al republicans" from voting in the
primary.
The election of this week will end
the contest between Robert R. Rey
nolds and Senator Lee S. Overman.
It has been a clean fight throughout
and while Reynolds is given the short
end of the odds to win, all admit
i'dhat "Our Bob" has gotten consider
able support on his personal solici
tation of votes. Manager Siler of
the Overman campaign expects his
man to win but is making no predic
tions other than that. Reynolds
likewise is making no extravagant
claims. , Locally the election , has
been waged along lines of law en
forcement, Solicitor Evans and
Judge Calvert being lined up and
charging that the other side has at
tracted all those who do not wish
law enforcement. It has been a hot
fight and the results can not be fore
told. Evans is opposed by L. M.
Brassfield, young attorney and Cal
vert has as his opposition Judge
Ilarris of the city court and Wiley
M, Person, the latter running on a
declaration he made after Judge Cal
vert, ruled unfavorably against his
plea to throw the Tri State Tobacco
Growers Co-operative Association in
to bankruptcy that he would see Cal
vert had opposition for re-election.
In other sections of the State it is
reported the primary campaign has
been clean and for the most part de
void of any outstanding issues.
Commissioner Stacey Wade of the
Insurance Department1 announced
early in the week that the fire loss
in the State for April had been the
largest April loss on record, $1,056,
330. The loss was increased consid
erably by the burning of state build
ings in various sections. Later in
the week Governor McLean issued
his order to hearts oi institutions mat .
in the future all state buildings must
be completely fire-proofed and that
no contract will be "paid for until
finished with fire precautions thought
necessary by the insurance depart
ment. The order was received with
gratification .by Mr. Wade and met
with general approval.
Alvin Mansel, convicted of attack
ing a white woman of. Asheville must
die in the electric chair next month
unless Governor McLean intervenes.
The Supreme Court decided during
the week that his appeal was not
based on good grounds and denied
it. Mansel was the objective of a
mob attack on the Asheville jail and
in the same batch of decisions one
of the mob learned he would have to
serve a jail sentence imposed by a
lower court for his part in the jail
attack.
State officers can not serve as pro
hibition agents under the recent or
der of President Coolidge creating
all state, county and municipal of
ficers need as special deputies to en
force prohibition. Governor McLean
in giving out this statement declares
the constitution prohibits state of
ficers from serving on the federal
payroll except deputy sheriff's who
are not classed as officers. He says
the sheriffs themselves must decide if
their deputies shall be allowed to
serve in the capacity designated by
Mr. Coolidge.
Republicans who vote the Demo
cratic ticket in the state elections
but the Republican ticket in national
elections can not vote the Democratic
ticket this year. Attorney General
Nash rules that they must show that j
they are Democrats before they can
vote the Democratic ticket. A split
tickket will not be tolerated, he says.
A man must vote all democrat or all
Republican the order applying equal
ly to Democrats visiting the Repub
lican ticket.
The Council of State paid $12,346
for some old bonds found in the pa-
pers of the father of Miss Cora
Shehann. The Highway Commission
(Continued on page liv;)
HELP FOR CRIPPLES.
The third meeting of the Rotary
Orthopaedic Clinic will take place in
New Bern in the offices of the coun
ty health offices. . This is in accord
ance with information furnished the
News by H. L. Stanton', State Super
visor of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Mr. Stanton invites all crippled per
sons who would like to have the free
treatment to present themselves in
New Bern at the time mentioned.
SCHOOL FINALS
NOW IN PROGRESS
Operetta Last Night Drew
Large Crowd. Interesting ex
ercises Take Place This
Evening
The commencement exercises of
Beaufort Public School are now
under way and will end Friday even
ing with the graduating exercises of
the senior class. The commence
ment began Sunday with a fine ser
mon to the graduating class deliver
ed by the Reverend Thomas Mc.M
Grant of Lumberton. A large con
gregation heard Mr( Grant at Ann
Street Methodist church where the
sermon was delivered. Last night
a large crowd was on hand in the
school auditorium to witness the op
eretta "The Land of Sometime"
given under the direction of Miss
Flora Brummitt and Mrs. Otis Moor,e
Tonight at 8 o'clock the senior class
will render the following program:
Chorus Spring Gneeting Stpnauiin.
Salutatory . Glennie Paul
Class History Guy Hudgins
Class Diagnosis William Potter
Class Phophecy Margaret Dill
Piano Solo Valse Brielante. in A.
flat op. 34 No. 31 Chopin
Glennie Paul
Class Poem William Potter
Giftorian Maude Parkin
Presentation of Key -Clifford Lewis
Acceptance of Key Eyvonne
Langdale
Last Will and Testament Valeria
Whitley
Valedictory Vivian Parsons
Class Song Class
Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock the
graduating exercises will take place
and the folowing program will be
given :
Invocation Dr. G. W. Lav
chorus Lovely Springtime
Moskowski
President's Address Giy Hudgins
Introduction of Speaker Mr. C. R.
Wheatly
Address Prof. H. D. Meyer,
University of North Carolina
Presentation of Gift to School
Vivian Parsons
Acceptance of Gift Mr. U. E. Swann
Piesentation of Certificates and Di-
plomas . Superintendent
Chorus Flower Song Lange
'.Benediction
Rev. L. B. Boney
CLASS ROLL
Margaret Elizabeth Dill
Guy Douglas Hudgins
Clifford Lewis
Maude Douglas Parkin
Vivian Parsons
Glennie Paul
William Hollister Potter
Valeria B. Whitley
MARSHALS
' Roy Eubanks Chief
Guy Lewis
Louise Hildebrand
Cecil Scwell
Susan Rumley
Sarah Hill
Thomas Taylor
Margaret Dill
Clifford Lewis
POLICE COURT MONDAY
WAS UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Police court Monday afternoon
was the smallest that it has been
in many months. Only one defend-
ant faced Mayor Thomas for trial.
This was the case of a young white
man, Cephas Skarren, charged with
forcibly entering the pressing club
of Julian Austin. He pleaded guilty
to the charge. M. Austin said that
the youth did not take any thing out
of his establishment and seemed not
desirous of pressing the charge. The
Mayor decided that under the eircum-
stances to let the defendant off with
1he costs amounting to $5.90 and
the case was dismissed.
Sesqui-Centennial Exposition
Opens With Booming Guns
And Martial Music.
Philadelphia, May 31 Booming
guns, martial music rind pageantry
marked the formal opening today of
the Sesqui-Centennial International
Exposition, being held in Philadel
phia to commemorate the one hun
dred and fiftieth anniversary of
American Independence.
Members of the President's cabi
net, Senators, Representatives, Gov
ernors and their aids, ambassadors
and ministers from various nations
throughout the world and distinguish
ed persons in every walk of life took
part in the opening exercises. The
spacious and beautiful Exposition
grounds, which comprise 2,000 acres
including the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, were thronged with thousands,
hours before the scheduled ceremon
ies. All roads leading to the 'grounds
were thronged with motor cars and
pedestrians.
Secretary of State Kellogg and
Secretary of Commerce Hoover, per
sonal representatives lof F;Jes'dent
Coolidge, were principal speakers.
Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick, of
Philadelphia, as President of the Ex
position, made the opening address.
All the brilliance and dignity ap
propriate to such an occasion sur
rounded the ceremonies, while pre
dominating throughout was a spirit
of patism ' and international
friendship.
Menage from President
An official message from Presi
dent Coolidge to, the. people of the
United States upon the opening of
the Sesqui-Centennial was dropped
from the sky by an airplane and a
few minutes later was read by May
or W. Freeland Kendrick, of Phila
delphia, before an audience of 20,000
invited guests who had assembled ji
the gigantic Stadium which seats
100,000 persons, and was filled by
the public.
Such was the formal opening of
tzhe great Exposition. The official
opening will take place on 'July 3
when President Coolidge arrives in
Philadelphia for a two-day visit to
the Exposition city.
Today was a day of glory and
pride for the American people. The
notable and distinguished assemblage
gathered together beneath the, flags
of this and other nations, bore tes
timony to the courage and steadfast
ness of George Washington, Ben
jamin Franklin, Patrick Henry and
all the other heroic patriots of a
Colonial period. But that was not
all. It marked the dedication of a
young nation into a new realm of
industry, of commerce and culture.
From the moment Mayor Kendrick
received the government officials and
foreign representatives in his recep
tion room in City Hall early in the
day 'there was a stately and rnagni
ficient air to the opening ceremon-,
ies.
It was shortly before noon when
Troop G, 3rd U. S. Cavalry (the Pre
sident's Troop) and the 103rd Squad
ron, Pennsyjvanpa Najonal Guard
wheeled into position on the Plaza
of) City Hall and prepared to escort
the distinguished assemblage to the
Exposition grounds.
POTATO PRICES NOT
GOOD AS EXPECTED
The annual movement of the Irish
potato crop in Carteret county start-'
ed tnis weeK. Not many growers
have started digging yet and only
four or five cars have been loaded.
Last year 88 ears were shipped in
May but this season the crop is about
ten days late. Next week if weath
er conditions are favorable harvest
ing and shipping the crop will be in
full blast. The prices being obtain
ed are not as good as the producers
hoped to get. On Monday a few
prime potatoes were sold for $6 a
barrel and on Wednesday the price
had dropped to $4.50. Some of the
growers sold their crop several weeks
ago on contract at $5 a barrel. Last
week Irish Cobblers were bringing
$6.75 to $7.75 in Charleston, S. C.
So far the ybld of the crop in this
section has been only fair. The dry
weather in April and most of the
month of May is held responsible for
the shortage.
ATTORNEY MASON MOVES.
Attorney James Wallace Mason has
moved his office from the Potter
building to the N. W. Taylor build
ing upstairs where very nice quar
ters have been fitted up for him.
Two other lawyers G. W. Duncan and
E. Walter HiU have' offices on the
.tame floor.
Many Civil Cases Set For Trial.
Criminal Docket Is
Rather Light
A two weeks term of Superior
Court will begin next Tuesday.
Judge Devin who is to preside over
the court is attending the University
commencement at Chapel Hill and
cannot get here Monday. The crimi
nal docket so far appears to be rather
light and should not require much
t;me. A considerable number of
civil actions have been set for trial.
The calendar for the term is as fol
lows: COURT CALENDAR.
June Term 1926.
W. A. Devin, Judge.
No Court Monday, June 7th.
Tuesday 8th. & Wednesday 9th.
CRIMINAL CASES
Thursday, June 10th.
Madden vs Mulligan
Re: Will Sallie Piver Lee.
Lois Mason vs Clyde Mason.
Garner vs Chance & Allen.
No.
79.
39.
56.
3.
Friday, June 11th.
Josephine Huff vs Gillikin et al
Julia Huff vs Gillikin et al.
Styron vs Davis.
Coal Co. vs Town of Beaufort.
Fort vs Lewis et al.
Ramsey vs Smith.
Freeman Bros, vs Wickizer.
9.
10.
21.
23.
20.
27.
29.
Saturday, June 12th.
MOTIONS
SECOND WEEK
Monday, June 14th. 1926
Re: Will of Mary E. Bell.
Mrs. Watson vs Julia Guthrie.
Mace vs Hancock & Davis et al.
Mace vs Hancock & Davis et al.
Mace vs Hancock & Davis et al.
38.
40.
45.
46.
47.
Tuesday, June 15th.
Gillikin vs Norcom.
Colt vs Sabiston.
Duncan trustee vs Davis, (de
fendant protest)
Gillikin vs Norcom.
Hamilton vs Maxwell (plaintiff
protest.)
50.
53.
54.
56.
59.
Wednesday, June 16th.
Bell vs Guthrie.
Duplanty vs Mcintosh et al.
'Duplanty vs Mcintosh et al.
Ramsey vs Johnson.
Willis vs Willis et al.
60.
61.
62.
63.
68.
Thursday June 17th.
Helms vs Willis et al.
Meadows vs Button.
Bailey vs Bailey.
Eubanks vs Holland.
Guthrie vs Daniels.
7'J
73.
74.
75.
77,
MOTIONS
55. Hancock vs Gillikin.
57. Springle vs Hamlin.
Parties and witnesses need not at
tend Court until day case in which
they appear is set.
L. W. HASSELL,
Clerk.
LARGE VOTE EXPECTED
IN PRIMARIES SATURDAY
Interest in the primaries to be
held Saturday apparently has increas
ed a great deal in the last week or
so and the prediction is made that a
large vote will be polled. There
seems to be a great deal of doubt
as to who the winners will be, es
pecially in those cases where there
are several running for the same of
fice. One candidate Mr. Clem F.
Davis has notified Chairmanman of
the Board of Elections, D. E. Lang
dale, that he desired to come off the
ticket. However the tickets had al
ready been printed and distributed
End there was no way to get his name
off. He was running for County
Commissioner.
Chairman Langdale says that the
law requires that the returns from
the primaries must be sent to him
not later than Tuesday after the
election. The poll-holders do .not
have to bring the returns but should
send them in a registered letter. As
it will not be possible to make nom
inations in the primary S-iturday in
some cases, where there are several
candidates, another primary will be
held. This will take place the first
Saturday in July. Although there
is much interest in the primaries
Chairman Langdale has not had as
many applications for absentee
blanks this time as u-sua:.
Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Taylor gave
a house party at the Ocean Beach
the last week end, those enjoying the
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
were Mrs. I. H. Boggs, Misses Eliza
Everett, Lora Gradv and Georgian a
Byrd, also Messrs. John Jinette, Bob
Odom, Bob Smith and Mr. Jenkins.
Superintendent Workman Shows The Advantages A Pupil In
Eight Months School Has Over One In A Six Months
School
There seems to be a great loss of
the children between the time that
they enter the first grade and the
time they reach ' the seventh grade
from the enrolment in our schools.
The following figures are taken from
the records, of, Carteret County
schools, which shows the percentage
in the short and long term schools
that remain in school.
RURAL SCHOOLS
1st. Grade 1919440; 7th. Grade
1926160; Lost 280. '
Only 36.4 per cent who entered
First Grade 7 years ago are now in
school. 280 or 63.6 per cent lost.
HIGH SCHOOLS
High School 1922, 8th. Grade 90
1926, 11th. Grade 45; Lost 45.
Only 50 per cent have reached the
11th. grade.
CITY SCHOOLS
Elementary 1-7 85 per , cent in
seventh grade.
High school 8-11 75 per cent in
the 11th. grade.
The above figures show that out
of 440 that entered the first grade
in the rural schools 7 years ago only
160 have remained in school to reach
the seventh grade. 280 of these
children have been lost somewhere
between the first and seventh grade.
Only 36.4 per cent that started
hava reached the seventh gradd and
all of these can not get into high: the road six feet from the paved
school. There is a loss of 63.6 par highway when a Ford car driven by
cent. In the high schools there are I Hall ran into him striking him in the
only 50 per cent of those that enter-j back and then going over his body,
ed the eighth giade four y;ars ago I The road was so congested, Hall in
have readied the 11th. grade iiqw. trying to avoid another car turned
While in the city schools (Evaut'ort ! off the road and saw McCabe too
and Morehead City) there is i large.-jlate to stop his car. Clyde Willis of
per cent that have remained in school j Morehead City brought the injured
to graduate. In . the rural elemen-j man here and together with Hall
tary schools only 36.4 per cent have placed him in the Morehead City
reached the seventh grade, in the city , Hospital. McCabe was about sixty
schools 85 percent. There is 100 years old and besides a wife leaves
per cent more reached the seventh ithe following bfrothers, Miltor,
grade in the city schools than in the, William and John McCabe all of
rural schools. High schools, Rural-
60 per cent have reached the 11th.
grade. In the city schools 75 per
cent. . An increase of 50 per cent
ever that of the rural schools.
REASONS. In the first place,
the city schools have had eight or
nine months school for a number of
years and every child has had the ad
vantage of a long term since he start
ed. to school. In the rural schools
they have not, and their retardation
is due principally to the following
reasons:
SHORT TERMS:
1. One-teacher schools.
2. Can't cover the work in six
months.
3. Too many grades to teach.
4. Promoted too fast.
5. Better teachers go to
term schools.
long
6. Takes 2 1-8 years longer to ;
complete the elementary school in
six months term.
In the small schools of si1! months
term the child can not possibly cov -
er the same amount of work as a!
child in the larger schools of eight
months term where one teacher has
seven grades to teach and ten or
twelve minutes to give to each class
per day. The teacher works hard
p.nd can not accomplish any results.
Many children have been promoted
at the end of the six months term j
before they have covered the requir-; daughter, Coretta left Tuesday for
ed amount of work thoroughly or in j Clarks, N. C. to visit relatives,
detail, when they reach '..he next Mrs. Richard Guthrie of Greens
grade the work is too hard and in a ! boro has arrived in the city to spend
short time they are discouraged, ; the, summer with her parents Mr. and
disinterested and finally drop out of lMrs. G. P. Canfiold.
school before they reach the seventh
grade. The better teachers are
looking for the longer term schools
and will not take a six months school
now unless an eight months school
is not available for them. The bet- Dr. W. L. Hand of New Bern was
ter teachers are naturally selected a visitor in the city Wednesday,
for the better schools, and conse- Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Bishop of New
quently the children of the short Bern were visitors in the city last
term schools are left to the mercy ; Monday.
of the teachers who are unable to j Mrs. Mc.Glohon has returned to
secure a longer term school. For the city after spending some time at
a child to complete the elementary j her former home in Murfreesboro,
school so that he may compete with I visiting relatives,
his friend in the long 'tn school! Mis. Rebecca Brown has rcturnel
will take him two and oi third years home after an extended visit with
longer in the six moi lis school, friends and relatives in Winston
which is a loss of 'time to the child Salem and Kinston.
and an extra cost to the tax payer. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hamilton
Retardation Costs land son, Harvey Jr. spent a few
There were in the rural schools of i hours in New Bern last Sunday.
Carteret county last year 600 chil-1 Mr. John Thomas of New Bern
c'ren that were not promoted and did j spent Tuesday in the city on bus
not make a grade in the year. This j iness.
requires an extra 17 teachers to I
teach over again the same work that
was taught to them the year before.
This is an extra burden. It is cost
ing the county this year 1925 26
$9000.00 to teach the children that
were not promoted last year. Most
of this was caused by the boys and
girls not getting the advantage of a
term long enough to complete their
grade. Can we afford this? This
can be eliminated to a minimum by
giving all the boys and girls of Car
teret County a chance to go to
school for eight months. Not until
we have a longer period can this be
remided.
, , Sincerely,
J. H. WORKMAN
County Superintendent
JAMES M'CABE
KILLED BY AUTO
Wildwood Man Run Over Sun
day Afternoon And Dies
From Injuries
Morehead City, June 2nd. The
death of James McCabe occurred at
the Morehead City Hospital Tues
day morning at eleven o'clock as the
result of being fatally injjured Sun
day afternoon when he was run over
by an automobile driven by Theodore
Hall of Gales Creek, Bogue Sound.
""The accident occurred about 4:30
on route no. 10 between Wildwood
and Newport. It is said by witness
es that McCabe was walking along
Wildwood. The (uirerfal was hepd
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 at the
family cemetery at Wildwood.
School Finals
The final exercises of the graduat
ing class of 1926 of the Morehead
City Graded School were held at the
School Auditorium last Friday even
ing May 28th. It was the largest
class in the' history of the school,
there being twenty-seven, all receiv
ing diplomas. Miss Cathrine Wallace
was valedictorian, Miss Caria Mia
Ortlieb gave the salutation and the
president of the class was Mr. Robert
Moore Wallace.
One of the members, Miss Effie
Salter, was presented with a gold
medal from the Rotary Club of this
city for being the best "all-round"
student, being declared by popular
vote of the class.
j Henry Goodwin Jr. son of Captain
j Henry Goodwin of the Fort Macon
j Life Saving Station and a member
iof the graduating class of 1926 of
Morehead City High School received
a certificate of honor from Prof. H.
L. Joslyn for not having missed a
day and not being tardy a time in
the past eleven years of his school
attendance.
Personal Mention
Mrs. S. W. Thompson and little
Mrs. Dave Sabiston of Whittikers
is in the city visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Jacobson.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Hyman of New
Bern motored here Wednesday.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Only one permit to wed has been
issued by Register of Deeds John W.
Hamilton since last week. That was
to James Stavey and Annie Taylor,
Beaufort.